Cash for campaigns
Alex de VosTwo Surf Coast councillors received thousands of dollars in election campaign donations from developers and political organisations.
Anglesea’s Jim Tutt and Airey’s Inlet’s...
Gary gets his kicks
Andrew MathiesonWHEN Gary Viccars tied up his first karate belt, the discipline was undisciplined in Australia.
Karate was unrestrained back in 1968. Fighters faced a...
Stockland verdict set
Jessica BentonAN ENVIRONMENTAL act is the last barrier to a controversial housing development at Point Lonsdale, according to objectors.
Geelong Environment Council president Joan Lindros...
Crumbling cliff puts Londsdale’s bowlers on edge
Jessica BentonA crumbling cliff threatens to make Point Lonsdale Bowls Club homeless.
Club secretary Alan Mansfield said bowlers were awaiting the outcome of an engineer’s...
Torquay’s approvals soar over neighbours
Alex de VosTorquay is set to continue booming after posting more than twice as much building activity as any other town or suburb in...
Chief praises burns
Jessica BentonTHE REGION’S fire chief has praised Department of Sustainability and Environment for boosting its program of fuel-reduction burns across the region.
The department’s burning...
Bushfire zone like Iraq war
Alex de VosA Lara firefighter has compared scenes from Victoria’s bushfires to the war in Iraq.
“The way the cars were thrown around the road...
Lara murder trail: Mother stabbed 30 times
Alex de VosLara’s Robert Baxter stabbed his wife more than 30 times during a fatal argument over an affair, a Geelong Magistrate’s Court heard...
Wave power plan
Jessica BentonA company is investigating potential for a wave power plant off the region’s coastline.
Western Australia-based Carnegie Corporation is in talks with State Government...
History repeats
Andrew MathiesonWEARING an akubra top hat and holding a fob watch, Colin Mockett is transformed back two centuries.
“It’s an odd thing when walking the...
State report backs Port ferry service
Jessica BentonA STATE Government report has backed plans for a commuter ferry connecting the Bellarine Peninsula and Melbourne.
The consultants’ report for the Department of...
Council concern on lobby charge
Jessica BentonGeelong councillors have voted to spend another $20,000 on membership of a lobby group despite conflict-of-interest concerns.
They also raised concerns about the effectiveness...
How to turn your unused vehicle into instant cash
Have an old car sitting in the driveway, unused and gathering dust? Rather than letting it become a financial drain, you can turn it...
